TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Pat Driscoll, # Lewis Garrison
Attendance: 3624

Freshman guard Corey Sanders scored a game-high 21 points and Rutgers held off Fairleigh Dickinson 72-64 on Wednesday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.

Freshman forward Mike Holloway converted a layup with 3:07 remaining to pull Fairleigh Dickinson (4-7) within two points. Sanders hit a 3-pointer to give Rutgers (5-7) a 62-57 lead before senior forward Greg Lewis made a layup to push the Scarlet Knights' lead to seven points with two minutes remaining.

Fairleigh Dickinson led Rutgers 29-27 at halftime as sophomore guard Darian Anderson scored seven first-half points. The Knights were up 35-28 early in the second half before the Scarlet Knights eventually took a one-point lead with 8:04 to play.

Four Rutgers players scored in double figures, including sophomore guard Mike Williams with 14 points and 10 rebounds and forward Greg Lewis with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Sophomore guard Stephan Jiggetts scored 12 of his team-high 15 points in the second half to pace Fairleigh Dickinson. Holloway added 13 points and nine rebounds.

Rutgers concludes nonconference play on Monday night against UMass-Lowell. Fairleigh Dickinson will open Northeast Conference play on Jan. 2 against St. Francis (N.Y.).
Top Game Performances
 
Fairleigh Dickinson   Rutgers
Stephan Jiggetts 15 Scoring Corey Sanders 21
Darian Anderson 3 Assists Omari Grier 2
Mike Holloway 9 Rebounds Greg Lewis 14
Stephan Jiggetts 4 Free Throws Made Corey Sanders 7
Marques Townes 3 Steals Mike Williams 2
Darian Anderson 1 Blocks Greg Lewis 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fairleigh Dickinson 64 42.2 3-20 7-20 16 31 1 7 8
Rutgers 72 45.7 7-17 23-31 10 42 4 5 17